⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 11:37 · CLE 86-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · CLE 100-93 BKN
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · CLE 101-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Jawad Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CLE 103-95 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarvis Hayes misses technical free throw
Q4 1:12 · CLE 100-91 BKN
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 0:49 · CLE 101-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
